Maggie is an herbalist and educator in Central Florida. She comes from a large family where chaos was the norm. She always found peace outside watching things grow or climbing magnolia trees. She learned in her mother’s kitchen that the things you put in your mouth impact your mind and your body.

In the early 90’s she first found her own inspiration to view health from a holistic perspective while working as a teacher assistant at a mental health hospital for children. From that experience, she decided that there had to be a better way to help kids beyond medicating them to a zombie state with pharmaceuticals. She started college studying education and psychology ultimately received a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Masters in Educational Leadership.

In 1999 she took her love of plants to Oakland, California where she worked with inner-city elementary students and teachers, learning and teaching about violence prevention and anger management through physical education and body awareness with Playworks. She explored working with food, exercise, breathing, and communication skills. She continued to study plants and their medicine by sharing with friends.

In 2006 she moved to Florida to find a slower pace in life. Though her love of teaching hasn’t waned, she took the opportunity to focus on deepening her plant knowledge in a more intentional way with Emily Ruff and The Florida School of Holistic Living. Since then she has found inspiration from teachers like Rosemary Gladstar and David Winston. She continues her passion for helping people find peace by sharing her knowledge with whoever will listen. She enjoys working with friends, family, and strangers seeking a more holistic way to be healthy.

These days she can be found hiking on trails, tending her garden, creating something good for you in her kitchen, teaching in her community about plant medicine, and learning from her herbalist son and his friends.

This series was originally hosted live in April 2020 with herbalists Emily Ruff, Maggie O’Halloran, and Debbie Krause, and has been recorded by request to share with students interested in building resilient health for themselves, families, and clients.

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Making herbal medicines in our home kitchen is empowering, economical, and just plain fun. Whether you’ve been an herbalist for years or are just beginning to study healing plants, join us for a week-long webinar series where you will learn hands-on how to create many of the most widely used herbal medicines. Recipes and handouts are provided to compliment the webinars.

Tuition is whatever you can afford. You will name your own price at checkout, even if that price is zero. CEUs are available for an additional $15 processing fee.

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